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Leg ornament

human history
  • Description

    dance costume leg piece. Dried pandanus keys. Dried pandanus key strips separated to individual leaves, attached to base square of taro(?) leaf to create rosette. Five of these rosettes strung together with four whole pandanus keys also, two at each end of ties.

    Approx. L.50cm x D.9cm

  • Place
    Eua/Tonga/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    2017.74.7
  • Accession Date
    25 Aug 2017
  • Department

    Pacific

Leg Ornament; Tongan; 2017.74.7

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  • Leg Ornament; Tongan; 2017.74.7
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